St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-23
And Local Option Delusion and Snare
---Doings Of the State
Convention.

Farnum, Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Elliott. The
chiefs of the convention are Mrs. DR..
Hobart, first vice president; w. B.
Ladd, second vice president; secretary,
G. Y. Woodland; assistant secretary, W.
Dennis. The teGium or the business
was somewhat relieved by the capital
singing of an OLD couple, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bailey-and also the splendid perform
ance of the Silver Lake Quartette, who
are adopts in singing the melodies OF
the Prohibition party. Among the
! versus sung was one relating to the
"bed bug getting there all the same,''
which was loudly applauded.
RUGGED BUSINESS.
The report of the committee on ere
dentials was read and approved by the
convention. w. w. Satterlee made a
| strong plea for resolution to the effect
of having prohibition literature widely
translated into foreign languages. Hold
ing in his hand local paper called the
! Svenska PoSten, he said this paper had
| done more than any other for the cause.
| This city possessed more ScandinaviarS
than any other city in the country, and
they needed their votes, and should win
| them by every means i'll their power.
| Through literature was one of the best
methods to educate them in the paths
| this matter to be strongly brought be-
| fore the national conference to be held
| in Chicago next week and try and Sc
cure from the national treasury some
financial assistance, so the books and
pamphlets necessary may be gotten out
as soon as possible and the good work
commenced.
DENOUNCING HIGH LICENSE.
At the afternoon session the report of
the committee on resolutions was taken
up. 1t was in the shape of an address.
very lengthy and prolific, covering as it
did the whole platform of the party,
and may be summed up as follows: A
complete and bitter condemnation of all
saloons: reference to the murder of
HaddOck, the prohibition divine of
Sioux City; a declaration that high
license is failure and local option a
deluSion and snare. The resolutions
further indorsed the interstate law; the
Labor and Farmers organization and
the temperance work of the Knights of
Labor. There was also a clause favor
ing a reduction of tariff on neceSSarieS.
An amendment was offered by James
Leyden, recognizing with hearty COM
mendatiOn the action of temperance or
ganiZationS on the prohibition question,
particularly on the part of Catholics.
The conclusion of the reading of the re-
port was
A SIGNAL EOR THE ELOQUENCE
to commence. Speakers addressed the
meeting on all the subjects under the
sun except prohibition till they were
called to order by the chairman. Music
followed this part of the exercises, and
in the interim Prof. COrnwell made a
stirring appeal for financial aid. The
meeting in this respect came along very
handsomely and amid much enthusiasm,
81, 500 was collected and promised in less
than 0ne-half an hour. Among those
who gave large checks to aid the cause
were: Hugh Harrison 800, Charles +.
Holt 800, Isaac BOttSfOrd 500, G. A.
Bears 800, LIE Sueur county 800, f. l..
Cartel 500. and many more smaller
sums from $50 down. The report of the
committee on plans of work recommend:
First-That the state central committee
complete the organization of the state
by congressional, senatorial and legisa
tive districts, counties and townships.
SecOnd-We recommend the immediate
and vigorous opening of the campaign
of 1883 by public meetings in ev-
cry school district, as well as in
the cities and villages of the state.
Third-NO more important work lies be-
fore us than the increase of the circula-
ton of our party papers, especially our
national organ, The Voice, our state
organs, The Northwestern Prohibition
ist, Felt Raabet, and Svenska Ameri-
kanska Posten, and the Deutscher
Amerikaner, published by the Woman'S
Temperance Publication association, of
Chicago. In order to secure a system
attic canvass of the state we recommend
to county committees the ERNEST Car
ter" plan, already put forth by the state
central committee. When this report
was unanimously adopted w. w. Sat
terlee made motion to select and ap-
point the state central committee with
the power of nominating delegates to
the national convention. This was car
ried. The new members of the state
central committee are as follows:
First District. II. Watkins, Winona; W.
Dennis. Owatonna.
Second District-T. P. .GrOat, LuYerne Rock;
F. NJ. Dyer, Cottonwood.
Third District-D. W. Edwards lie Sueur;
\. Lathrop Dakota county.
Fourth District-W. Peterson, r. p Lup-
ton, Hennepin.
Fifth District-J. ". Earl, Other Tall; j.
B. Stevens, Becker county.
At LARGE. p. Pinkam, G.. f. Wells, Hugh
HARRISON Prof. Reinstadt, c. V. Woodward.
THEN IT GOT WARM.
The amendment offered by James
Leyden earlier in the afternoon COM
mending various temperance OrganiZa-
tionS, particularly the Catholics, was the
cause of heated discussion at the close
of the meeting OH the subject of re-
ligiOus bodies in general and why par
ticulariZe the Catholics. Finally the
word Catholic was struck out. 1t was
the intention to hold memorial ser
vice On the late lamented Chairman
Finch, at 8 o'clock sharp, but this was
moral impOssibility owing to the elo-
quence rampant on all sides about the
resolution reports, and the memorial
service was put off till evening.
IN THE EVENING.
The exercises of the Prohibition con-
vention came to an end last night, and
included a touching memorial to the
late deeply lamented Mr.. Finch. Rev.
w. w. Satterlee and Profes-
sor Hopkins both delivered elo-
quent and touching tributes to their
departed brother. The quartette
sang in prettey manner some very
beautiful songs, and the whole memorial
service was very graceful tribute to
the merits of the late Mr.. Finch. After
the service was over John SObieSki. the
well-knOwn temperance orator, deliv-
cred an address to the large audience
present.
Adulterated Milk.
A. Monroe, r. c. Cummings and Nels
MartinsOn were before Judge Bailey
yesterday charged with selling adul-
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